Jeremiah 17:1

Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 17

“The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;”Jeremiah 17:1

What Does Jeremiah 17:1 Mean?

Jeremiah 17:1 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 17, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Sin.

Cross-References (16)

These passages are connected to Jeremiah 17:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Proverbs 3:3“Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:”2 Corinthians 3:3“Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.”Proverbs 7:3“Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.”Jeremiah 2:22“For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.”Leviticus 4:25“And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering.”Job 19:23“Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!”Leviticus 4:17“And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, even before the vail.”Hosea 12:11“Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.”Job 19:24“That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!”Amos 8:7“The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.”Genesis 18:21“I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.”Exodus 28:18“And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.”1 Kings 16:33“And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.”Ezekiel 14:3“Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?”Zechariah 7:12“Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.”Luke 1:63“And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.”

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